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| 1. | [ noun ] a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures | |
| Synonyms: | spread | |
| Examples: | : "gap between income and outgo" "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" |
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| Related terms: | disparity | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a narrow opening | |
| Synonyms: | crack | |
| Examples: | "he opened the window a crack" |
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| Related terms: | opening spark_gap lacuna | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an open or empty space in or between things | |
| Synonyms: | opening | |
| Examples: | "there was a small opening between the trees" "the explosion made a gap in the wall" |
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| Related terms: | space hole crack rip mouth rift window chasm foramen nodes_of_ranvier breach pocket surface | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (geography) a pass between mountain peaks | |
| Synonyms: | col | |
| Related terms: | pass wind_gap water_gap | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make an opening or gap in | |
| Synonyms: | breach | |
| Related terms: | open breach | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity | |
| Synonyms: | interruption disruption break | |
| Examples: | "it was presented without commercial breaks" |
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| Related terms: | delay interjection cut-in breaking_off cut-in heckling interrupt interrupt | |
| Similar spelling: |
gawp gape gaap gab gaff Gaby GABA Gavia gaffe gabby |
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